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Yuri Alekseyevich Gagarin (9 March 1934 – 27 March 1968) was a Soviet pilot and cosmonaut who, aboard the first successful crewed spaceflight, became the first human to journey into outer space. Travelling on Vostok 1 , Gagarin completed one orbit of Earth on 12 April 1961, with his flight taking 108 minutes.
Jun 19, 2024 · Yuri Gagarin, Soviet cosmonaut who on April 12, 1961, became the first man to travel into space. His Vostok 1 spacecraft orbited Earth once in 1 hour 29 minutes at a maximum altitude of 187 miles, bringing Gagarin immediate worldwide fame.
Apr 12, 2016 · Seven years after becoming the first man to fly into outer space, Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin died in a plane crash under mysterious circumstances.
Apr 12, 2021 · It's sixty years since the first human blasted into space.For the Soviet Union, Yuri Gagarin’s single orbit of the Earth was a huge achievement and propagand...
Apr 9, 2018 · On April 12, 1961, the era of human spaceflight began when the Cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin became the first human to orbit the Earth in his Vostock I spacecraft.
Mar 27, 2018 · With that one Russian word, meaning “Let’s go!” on April 12, 1961, cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin blasted off from the Baikonur Cosmodrome in Kazakhstan to become the first human to travel in space. Upon his return from his history-making single orbit of Earth, the Soviet Union treated Gagarin as a national hero.
Apr 12, 2021 · Yuri Gagarin belied the West's austere impression of the Soviet Union – a charming, easygoing Russian with a ready smile. The first man in space became a powerful propaganda tool.
Yuri Gagarin was a Soviet cosmonaut famous for being the first human ever to enter space, spending 108 minutes orbiting the globe in the Vostok 1 spacecraft.
souvenir sheet depicting Vostok 1 mission, and cosmonaut Gagarin (over row) Yuri Alexeyevich Gagarin (Russian: Юрий Алексеевич Гагарин; March 9, 1934 – March 27, 1968) was a Soviet and Russian cosmonaut . He was the first person to travel into space.
Apr 10, 2011 · Science reporter, BBC News. Yuri Gagarin's single orbit of Earth 50 years ago this month ushered in the era of human spaceflight. Gagarin's 108-minute flight was another major propaganda coup...
